Carme, Barcelona, Spain

Old beauty house completely reformed in the center of Catalonia - Antiga casa de poble, còmode, àmplia i acollidora al centre de Catalunya

Located in the center of Catalonia at 1 hour or less from the most high-ranking turistic places, we invite you to enjoy our spacious house. Warm welcome, friendly, full-equiped, quiet and everything in a paceful rural environment. We have two hens, so you will enjoy the privilege of collecting your own fresh eggs every morning.
Our house is located in the center of the town, an old and medieval village form the XVI century that nowadays keep it's rural essence. The house offers a greatest location in the village, and you also can enjoy our landscapes, full of montains, the river and absolutely inmersed in the valley of Carme-Orpí.

The hause dispose a big entrance, where we put aside the wood. Here you have a description of each parts:

in the first floor; big room, bathroom with shower and WC, kitchen-livingroom, cleaning room, the big storehouse and 2 terraces, both with BBQ (one by gas and one by wood).

in the second floor, 3 rooms, music space and another big bathroom, in that case with bath.

in the third floor, another big terrace, always full of sunlight, and the room with all the machines and equipments for the house (like the boiler).

we have another floor, in that case in the underground level. Next to the entrance you will find a straights that allow you to visit our original cellar, dates from the XVII century. There you can also enjoy some espectacular wines, all from our territory, Catalonia.

The town offers all the principal services; free swimming pool, bakery, supermarket, pharmacy, sports zone, news-stand, bars and restaurants. Everything allow by just 2 minutes walking from the house. The village have just 700 people, so it's a great place to disconnect and enjoy all the nature and all the activities that the landscape offers; swimming at the river, looking for some crabs, visiting old prehistoric caves, look and listen the birds, make some excursions (by walk or bike), or just enjoin the landscape, the house and the paceful environment.

Carme, as it is called the town, is located between two mountain ranges, Queralt and Orpinell. Breaked by the river of Carme, what gives the name to the town, it concerns and build a privilegious landscape and a unique natural environment.

We also are in the center of Catalonia, so you will can discover the territory without huge travels. Here we point out some of the most important turistic places of Catalonia, and also the time that you need for the traveling:
- Montserrat Monastery 25 min.
- Vilafranca del Penedès, one of the most famous wine lands of the world (DO Penedès) 20 min
- Sitges and Vilanova i la Geltrú (Costa Daurada beach's) 40 min
- Barcelona city center 50 min
- Tarragona and the Roman Empire 1 hour.
- Lleida and north Catalonia 1 hour
- Girona Costa Brava (Calella de Palafrugell, Tossa de Mar, Llafranc) 1.30 hour
- Delta de l'Ebre 1.45 hour
- Salou and Port Aventura Resort 1.35 hour.
- Andorra (Caldea-Spa) 2 hours.

The town is also from 10 km of Igualada, the capital of the center of Catalonia (comarca de l'Anoia). There and just from 10 min by car, you can find cinemas, big supermarkets, theatres, cultural live, bars and full of good restaurants .
In Igualada you can also enjoy the cultural items, like the medieval church, part of the old castell and huge walls. Furthermore some diferents artístic ans historical periods; preromànic, romànic, Alt medieval, barroc... you have buildings for each period of time (it's important to point out that Igualada, 200 years ago was one of the most important city's of Catalonia, and nowadays we find some examples of that high era.

Moreover, in our territory you can visit a lot of medieval castles, all from the medieval period when cristians ans musulmans fight for the "hyspanic mark". You can visit a lot of them with a guide, and we can give you all the information that you want. We love our history and all that remains nowadays.